Man Found In River Succumbs

WATERFORD — A 20-year-old local man pulled from the Thames River Friday died at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in Norwich Saturday.

Police said they received a 911 call from a cellphone at 4:48 p.m. Friday from someone reporting that a man was drowning near Smith's Cove, in the Quaker Hill section.

Javon D. Saucier of 117 Phillips St. was discovered a short time later in about 10 feet of water, some 30 feet from shore, by fire department divers. Boats from the Naval Submarine Base and the U.S. Coast Guard also participated in the search.